Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Kanada wo Vitthalu - Sant Gnyaneshwar



Dnyāneshwar or Jñāneshwar (1275–1296) (Marathi: ज्ञानेश्वर), also known as Jñanadeva (Marathi: ज्ञानदेव),He was born into a Deshastha Brahmin Kulkarni family and was a 13th century Maharashtran saint (Sant - a title by which he is often referred), poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath tradition whose works Bhavartha deepika teeka (a commentary on Bhagavad Gita, popularly known as "Dnyaneshwari"), and Amrutanubhav are considered to be milestones in Marathi literature.The Varkaris soon considered him their teacher and spiritual leader, who initiated his contemporaries associated with the Dvaita (dualism) school of the bhakti movement into Advaita (non-dualism)

Varkari (Marathi: वारकरी - meaning "a pilgrim") is a Vaishnava religious movement (sampraday) within the bhakti spiritual tradition of Hinduism, geographically associated with the Indian states of Maharashtra and northern Karnataka.The Varkari tradition affected the life of the common people of Maharashtra for six hundred years (from 13th century to 18th century). Varkaris looked upon God as the Ultimate Truth and ascertained grades of values in social life but accepted ultimate equality among men. Varkaris prostrated in front of each other because "everybody is Brahma" and stressed individual sacrifice, forgiveness, simplicity, overcoming passions, peaceful co-existence, compassion, non-violence, love and humility in social life.
Notable VarkarisL:
Dnyaneshwar
Muktabai
Namdev
Sena Nhavi
Chokhamela
Tukaram
Eknath
Narahari Sonar
Sawata Mali
Kanhopatra

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